A 48-year-old man was struck and killed by a car Monday night as he placed his 6-year-old daughter in a car seat outside the South Amboy YMCA, authorities said Tuesday.

Benjamin Navarrete, of Old Bridge, was struck about 5 p.m. while standing outside his SUV while securing his child in the car, South Amboy Police Chief Darren Lavigne and Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey said in a statement.

Benjamin Navarrete

The girl was also hurt in the crash and taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening, authorities said.

The crash occurred about 5 p.m. on John T. O'Leary Boulevard.

Navarrete was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, where he died at 6:20 p.m., authorities said.

Authorities said a 53-year-old man driving a Toyota Corolla struck Navarrete and was also injured.

The driver, who was not charged, was taken to the hospital where he remained in stable condition Tuesday morning. South Amboy Mayor Fred Henry said police believed the brakes in his car may have failed.

The victim's brother, Mark Navarrete of Brooklyn, N.Y., said the family was notified Monday night.

"They just said it was an accident and that Ben was dead," Mark Navarrete said, declining to answer further questions.

Friends and family took to social media to remember Navarrete.

The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 732-721-0111 or 732-745-4194.